Jury Pool Profile
Hardin County, Tennessee
- County seat
- Savannah
- Judicial district
- 24th Judicial District Circuit Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 27,983
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 27,249.
At a glance
Hardin County is a 27,983-person venue. The county population is 92% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $55,243, $16,764 below the TN state median of $72,007; 15.1% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 2.5% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home. The largest employment sector is Manufacturing, at 23.2% of covered employment, average pay $85,364/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.8%, above the 3.55% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 80% to 85% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 27,249
- Median household income
- $49,956
- Unemployment
- 3.8%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 92% / 4%.
Hardin County has a population of 27,249, with a median age of 45.1. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 92.2%; Black residents 3.5%. Independently, 2.5% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $55,243; 15.1% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 18.0% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW: Manufacturing, 1,934 jobs; Education & health services, 1,925, is within 20% of it.
Manufacturing is the largest employment sector at 23.2% of covered employment, followed by Education & health services at 23.1%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.8%, above the Tennessee state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 83%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Hardin County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 85.1% in 2024, 82.8% in 2020, 80.5% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 62% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 2.5% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
2.5% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, French, Haitian, or Cajun, German or other West Germanic. Veterans account for 6.5% of the adult civilian population (1,405 individuals).